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en-usPenn State University Relationsnews@psu.edu (Penn State News)NSF funds three Penn State teams to study 2D materialshttp://news.psu.edu/story/328489/2014/10/01/research/nsf-funds-three-penn-state-teams-study-2d-materials
Through the National Science Foundation's Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) program, Penn State was awarded $4 million over the next four years to lead two teams of investigators and support members of a third team in the new field of 2D crystals and layered materials.
http://news.psu.edu/story/328489/2014/10/01/research/nsf-funds-three-penn-state-teams-study-2d-materialsWed, 01 Oct 2014 10:48 -0400Penn State News - Department of PhysicsSuper-stretchable yarn is made of graphenehttp://news.psu.edu/story/318882/2014/06/20/research/super-stretchable-yarn-made-graphene
A simple, scalable method of making strong, stretchable graphene oxide fibers that are easily scrolled into yarns and have strengths approaching that of Kevlar is possible, according to Penn State and Shinshu University, Japan, researchers.
http://news.psu.edu/story/318882/2014/06/20/research/super-stretchable-yarn-made-grapheneFri, 20 Jun 2014 09:48 -0400Penn State News - Department of PhysicsThomas Mallouk selected as Fellow of the American Chemical Society http://news.psu.edu/story/284446/2013/08/16/academics/thomas-mallouk-selected-fellow-american-chemical-society
Thomas Mallouk, Evan Pugh Professor of Chemistry, Physics, and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Penn State, has been selected as a Fellow of the American Chemical Society (ACS). ACS Fellows are nominated by their peers and selected for their outstanding achievements in and contributions to the sciences and the profession, and for providing excellent volunteer service to the ACS community.
http://news.psu.edu/story/284446/2013/08/16/academics/thomas-mallouk-selected-fellow-american-chemical-societyFri, 16 Aug 2013 15:16 -0400Penn State News - Department of PhysicsRecord-breaking high-energy particles detected by telescope buried in Antarctichttp://news.psu.edu/story/277206/2013/05/17/science-and-technology/record-breaking-high-energy-particles-detected
A massive telescope buried in the Antarctic ice has detected 28 extremely high-energy neutrinos -- elementary particles that likely originate outside our solar system. Two of these neutrinos had energies many thousands of times higher than the highest-energy neutrino that any man-made particle accelerator has ever produced, according to a team of IceCube Neutrino Observatory researchers that includes Penn State scientists. These new record-breaking neutrinos had energies greater than 1,000,000,000,000,000 volts or, as the scientists say, 1 peta-electron volt (PeV).
http://news.psu.edu/story/277206/2013/05/17/science-and-technology/record-breaking-high-energy-particles-detectedFri, 17 May 2013 11:07 -0400Penn State News - Department of PhysicsAMON: An Eye on the Universehttp://news.psu.edu/story/276163/2013/05/06/research/amon-eye-universe
AMON stands for Astrophysical Multimessenger Observatory Network. Its mission is to form a network of high-energy observatories across the globe that will search for previously unseen astrophysical signals and send alerts to more traditional telescopes in order to corroborate the possible celestial events.
http://news.psu.edu/story/276163/2013/05/06/research/amon-eye-universeMon, 06 May 2013 15:13 -0400Penn State News - Department of PhysicsProbing Question: Are we running out of helium?http://news.psu.edu/story/274153/2013/04/22/earth-and-environment/probing-question-are-we-running-out-helium
Some scientists are sounding the alarm about the wastefulness of using helium -- a rare, non-renewable gas -- to fill party balloons. Why? As an essential resource in technologies such as medical imaging, rocket engines, and surveillance devices, it turns out that helium does a lot more than give our balloons a lift. And despite being the second most abundant element in the universe, most of our supply in the Earth’s atmosphere simply floats off into space and is lost.
http://news.psu.edu/story/274153/2013/04/22/earth-and-environment/probing-question-are-we-running-out-heliumMon, 22 Apr 2013 14:43 -0400Penn State News - Department of PhysicsPenn State researching ways to improve computer speed, efficiency http://news.psu.edu/story/272297/2013/04/09/research/penn-state-researching-ways-improve-computer-speed-efficiency
Nitin Samarth, Penn State professor of physics, is trying to speed up tomorrow's computers while keeping them from overheating. The solution he is working on is to develop new materials for radically new and super-fast kinds of transistors that rely on magnetism, instead of on the flow of electrons. This new way of computing is called "spintronics."
http://news.psu.edu/story/272297/2013/04/09/research/penn-state-researching-ways-improve-computer-speed-efficiencyTue, 09 Apr 2013 12:45 -0400Penn State News - Department of PhysicsMark Strikman named distinguished professorhttp://news.psu.edu/story/142890/2013/01/24/academics/mark-strikman-named-distinguished-professor
Mark Strikman, a professor of physics at Penn State University, has been selected to receive the title of Distinguished Professor of Physics. Strikman was honored with the title in recognition of his exceptional record of teaching, research, and service to the University community. The honor is designated by the Office of the President of Penn State based on the recommendations of colleagues and the Dean.
http://news.psu.edu/story/142890/2013/01/24/academics/mark-strikman-named-distinguished-professorThu, 24 Jan 2013 07:30 -0500Penn State News - Department of PhysicsHelen Quinn to present Marker Lectures in physical scienceshttp://news.psu.edu/story/150230/2012/04/02/helen-quinn-present-marker-lectures-physical-sciences
Helen Quinn, a professor emerita in the Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, will present the Russell Marker Lectures in the Physical Sciences on 11, 12, and 13 April, 2012, at the Penn State University Park Campus. The lecture series includes a presentation intended for a general audience, "Roaming planets, falling apples, bending light rays, whirling galaxies, and gravity puzzles: what they taught us about the Universe, what they teach us about how science proceeds," which will be held at 8 p.m. on 11 April in 119 Osmond Laboratory, with light refreshments following the talk. The Marker Lectures are sponsored by the Penn State Eberly College of Science.
http://news.psu.edu/story/150230/2012/04/02/helen-quinn-present-marker-lectures-physical-sciencesMon, 02 Apr 2012 (All day) -0400Penn State News - Department of PhysicsPenn State professor of physics named a AAAS Fellowhttp://news.psu.edu/story/152559/2012/01/16/academics/penn-state-professor-physics-named-aaas-fellow
Jainendra K. Jain, the Erwin W. Mueller Professor of Physics at Penn State University, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as an AAAS Fellow is an honor bestowed by peers upon members of the AAAS, the world's largest general scientific society and the publisher of the journal Science. Jain was recognized for his work on "the prediction of composite fermions."
http://news.psu.edu/story/152559/2012/01/16/academics/penn-state-professor-physics-named-aaas-fellowMon, 16 Jan 2012 12:29 -0500Penn State News - Department of PhysicsSamarth Appointed Head of the Department of Physicshttp://news.psu.edu/story/155965/2011/08/25/samarth-appointed-head-department-physics
Nitin Samarth, a professor of physics at Penn State University, has been appointed as the George A. and Margaret M. Downsbrough Head of the Department of Physics. He had served as associate head of the department since 2007. He succeeds Jayanth Banavar, who served as head of the department since 1998.
http://news.psu.edu/story/155965/2011/08/25/samarth-appointed-head-department-physicsThu, 25 Aug 2011 14:48 -0400Penn State News - Department of Physics25th anniversary of Ashtekar's landmark paper is honored at conferencehttp://news.psu.edu/story/156517/2011/08/01/academics/25th-anniversary-ashtekars-landmark-paper-honored-conference
Penn State University Professor of Physics Abhay Ashtekar, holder of the Eberly family chair in physics and director of the Penn State Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos, was honored at the Loops 11 Conference "Celebrating 25 years of Loop Quantum Gravity," in May of 2011 on the main campus of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas in Madrid, Spain. The conference was scheduled to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Ashetekar's publication of a landmark scientific paper that sparked the loop quantum gravity revolution within the field of spacetime physics. The celebration featured an exhibit with loop quantum gravity-inspired art by Italian artist Luca Pozzi. During the conference, Ashtekar gave two major public lectures on loop quantum gravity.
http://news.psu.edu/story/156517/2011/08/01/academics/25th-anniversary-ashtekars-landmark-paper-honored-conferenceMon, 01 Aug 2011 12:20 -0400Penn State News - Department of PhysicsPenn State professor of physics receives Maria Goeppert Mayer Awardhttp://news.psu.edu/story/159449/2011/03/24/academics/penn-state-professor-physics-receives-maria-goeppert-mayer-award
Reka Albert, a professor of physics at Penn State University, has received the Maria Goeppert Mayer Award from the American Physical Society, which honored her for "scientific achievements that demonstrate her potential as an outstanding physicist." The award was first established in 1985 with help from the General Electric Company, and is presented to women within the first ten years after receiving a doctoral degree.
More information online at: http://www.science.psu.edu/news-and-events/2011-news/Albert3-2011
http://news.psu.edu/story/159449/2011/03/24/academics/penn-state-professor-physics-receives-maria-goeppert-mayer-awardThu, 24 Mar 2011 11:52 -0400Penn State News - Department of PhysicsAlumna Sara Rockwell receives Distinguished Alumni Awardhttp://news.psu.edu/story/159547/2011/03/22/alumna-sara-rockwell-receives-distinguished-alumni-award
Sara Rockwell, an alumna of Penn State, has been honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award. The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest honor bestowed by Penn State upon an outstanding alumna or alumnus. The award salutes the achievements of outstanding alumni whose "personal lives, professional achievements, and community service exemplify the objectives of their alma mater." The award, given by the Penn State Board of Trustees, includes an engraved bronze medallion, matching pendant, and framed inscribed certificate.
http://news.psu.edu/story/159547/2011/03/22/alumna-sara-rockwell-receives-distinguished-alumni-awardTue, 22 Mar 2011 12:58 -0400Penn State News - Department of PhysicsRobinett receives President's Award for Engagement with Studentshttp://news.psu.edu/story/159720/2011/03/17/academics/robinett-receives-presidents-award-engagement-students
Richard Robinett, a professor of physics at Penn State University, has been selected to receive the President's Award for Engagement with Students. Robinett also is one of the associate heads, director of undergraduate studies, and director of graduate studies for the Department of Physics. Since assuming duties as director of undergraduate studies for the department in 1996, Robinett has taken responsibility for and played a central role in every aspect of the undergraduate program, including personally overseeing department interaction with prospective and declared physics majors and physics minors.
More information is online at http://www.science.psu.edu/news-and-events/2011-news/Robinett3-2011
http://news.psu.edu/story/159720/2011/03/17/academics/robinett-receives-presidents-award-engagement-studentsThu, 17 Mar 2011 10:47 -0400Penn State News - Department of Physics